We use our arm for measuring parts after test. Right now trying to see if we can compare a scan of a sample taken before test to a scan of the same sample taken after test. Our romer arm and sample fixture don't move so I don't think I need to worry about doing any sort of alignment... yet. Does anybody know if there is a way to do a colormap between two scans instead of between a CAD and a scan?
I tried exporting one of the scans to an IGES and then importing the same IGES to try the scan but nothing showed up.
It's the same as for moving the part on the CMM. I'm not sure how well it works. I think it's just referred to as "leapfrog" but is the same as the instructions for moving/flipping a part on the CMM. The same thing is happening in both cases.
That doesn't help after the 2 COPs are already scanned in the same program, I think it's too late for that?
actually, it is not quite the same as the EQUATE alignment that you do on the CMM, it basically does the same thing, and it is actually called LEAPFROG.
Yeah, it's a 'start-over now that you know' kind of thing. The learning curve as it were.